NYC Council
A fentanyl testing strip
“Aug. 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day. Here in New York City, the overdose crisis has reached historic levels: 2,668 people died of drug overdoses in 2021, a 78 percent increase since 2019. As someone who recently survived an overdose, this crisis hits incredibly close to home.”
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